Jamestown
By:Morgan Simmons
1607 Jamestown is Settled
- On May 14,1607 Jamestown is settled.
- Captain John Smith organized it.
Where was it Settled at?
- It was settled 60 miles from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.
- Within a month the settlers had constructed a triangular shaped wooden fort for protection against the Spanish, who didn't want the British to do well in the new world
How did they get there?
- On December 20, 1606 they arrived.
- Three small wooden ships
- The Susan Constant- 82 feet long and carried 71 people.
- The Godspeed- 65 feet long and carried 52 people.
- The Discovery- 50 feet long and carried 21 people.
Who setteld it?
- English men settled it in 1607.
- The first women arrives in September in 1608.
- 105 settlers and 39 crew members in December 1606 set out.
Tobacco
- By 1619 they had exported 10 tons of tobacco to Europe.
- John Rolfe introduced tobacco and later married Pocahontas.
What caused Jamestown to fail?
- The settlers called it the terrible winter of 1609-10 the "Starving Time".
How many died?
- More than 1\2 of Jamestown settlers died by the first summer in North America.
- Many died from drought, hunger, and illness.
Interesting Facts
- It has been called by a t least 1 historian the most momentous event of the 17th Century.